Jordan Eason of Smithfield finished his Air Force Academy football career in style, winning the Brian Bullard Award — the Falcons’ top football honor.

Eason helped the Falcons earn a school-record sixth consecutive bowl bid and finish 6-7, 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference.

Eason, who started every game — first at guard, then five at center after a teammate’s injury — anchored an offensive line that led Air Force to 316.2 rushing yards per game, second in the nation. The Falcons yielded eight sacks, the fewest in the conference.

The Bullard Award, established in 1984 and voted on by the football team, is based on the criteria that typifies the late Air Force player Brian Bullard — unselfishness, 110 percent effort, total team commitment and pride in his role on the team.

Bullard, who played for the Falcons two years, and his girlfriend, fellow cadet Dianne Williams, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while returning from a trip to Kansas in a snowstorm during Thanksgiving vacation in 1983.